Edward Holcroft
Edward Patrick Holcroft is an English film, television, and stage actor. He is best known for his roles in the Kingsman film franchise and in the television series Wolf Hall (2015), London Spy (2015), and Alias Grace (2017). Holcroft is the second of three sons born to Lt. Col. Patrick Holcroft, a soldier and Kathleen "Annie" Holcroft (née Roberts), a former publisher at Condé Nast. His elder brother, Oliver Holcroft, is a former soldier who served with the Grenadier Guards in Afghanistan. Edward was sent to boarding school at age 8, first attending prep school at Summer Fields School in Oxford and then to a Roman Catholic school, Ampleforth College, in North Yorkshire. He initially wanted to become a professional drummer, having attended music school, but switched to acting after appearing in a play at Oxford Brookes University. He then undertook post-graduate studies in acting at the Drama Centre London of Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London, graduating in 2012. Holcroft is best known for his roles as Charlie Hesketh in the film Kingsman: The Secret Service and its sequel Kingsman: The Golden Circle; as George Boleyn in the British drama series Wolf Hall; and as Alex Turner in the BBC drama series London Spy. In 2017, he appeared in the historical miniseries Gunpowder on the BBC and Alias Grace on Netflix and the CBC. Holcroft acted with Dominic West and Janet McTeer in Les Liaisons Dangereuses at the Donmar Warehouse.
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- 2025 · A Wolf's Palate as
- 2022 · The Undeclared War as James Cox
- 2022 · Hill of Vision as Edward Ramberg
- 2020 · Kindred as Ben
- 2020 · The English Game as Arthur Kinnaird
- 2017 · Gunpowder as Thomas Wintour
- 2017 · Alias Grace as Dr. Simon Jordan
- 2017 · Kingsman: The Golden Circle as Charlie
- 2017 · The Sense of an Ending as Jack Ford
- 2016 · National Theatre Live: Les Liaisons Dangereuses as Le Chevalier Danceny
- 2015 · London Spy as Alex
- 2015 · Lady Chatterley's Lover as Duncan Forbes
- 2015 · Kingsman: The Secret Service as Charlie
- 2015 · Wolf Hall as George Boleyn
- 2014 · Vampire Academy as Aaron Drozdov